What stands out worked out from the figures below

Washington has the most kids (19% under 18).

Westbrook has the most affordable homes ($434k median).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Washington	Westbrook
People
Population	3,676Lowest	6,856Highest
Median age	49.9±5.5Lowest 21% above CT	58.2±3.7Highest 42% above CT
	Westbrook and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	9.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	26.9%±5.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	36%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Westbrook and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	41.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%	3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Washington and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,549±$16kHighest 6% above CT	$91,202±$23kLowest 5% below CT
	Washington and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$660,200±$130kHighest 80% above CT	$434,300±$42kLowest 18% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$264Lowest 19% below CT	$1,425±$176Highest 4% below CT
	Westbrook and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,709Lowest 29% below CT	$5,829Highest 12% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6%	53.8%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6%
	Westbrook and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Highest CT: 10%	7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79%Highest CT: 66.5%	75.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 4% below CT	21 minLowest 19% below CT
Work from home	20.1%±9Highest CT: 16%	19%±5Lowest CT: 16%
	Washington and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#17 of 149 in CT	#59 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Westbrook School District
High school in town	Shepaug Valley School	Westbrook High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.1Highest	6.3Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.